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Ichiro Kishimi

Ichiro Kishimi is a Japanese philosopher, Adlerian psychology counselor, and translator of selected Alfred Adler works whose writing centers on philosophy, counseling, and personal growth. He is best known for co-authoring The Courage to Be Disliked and The Courage to Be Happy; the former has sold more than 13 million copies worldwide. ((https://www.simonandschuster.net/books/The-Courage-to-Be-Happy/Ichiro-Kishimi/9781982123000))

传记与作者历程

Ichiro Kishimi was born in Kyoto in 1956 and has remained based there, a continuity that matches the steady shape of his intellectual life. He entered the doctoral program in philosophy at Kyoto University, specializing in the history of Western philosophy, but left before completing the degree. Alongside his work in ancient Greek thought, especially Plato, he began studying Adlerian psychology in 1989. That combination of classical philosophy and practical counseling became the foundation of his public voice. He went on to write and lecture on Adlerian psychology, translate selected works by Alfred Adler into Japanese, and counsel young people in psychiatric clinics as a certified counselor and consultant. ((https://www.seiryupub.co.jp/author/name/post-256.html))

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名言

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Everyone wishes they could change
-The Courage to Be Disliked
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freedom is being disliked by other people
-The Courage to Be Disliked
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there is no such thing as a 100 percent person
-The Courage to Be Disliked
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The issue is not about how the world is, but about how you are
-The Courage To Be Disliked
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There is something deeply moving about his ideals being accepted in Asia after the passage of a hundred years
-The Courage to Be Happy

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